The Teachers’ Pensions Regulations 2010

6.  D’s family benefit service is the total of the following—

(a) any period counting as D’s reckonable service by virtue of any period of pensionable employment after 31st March 1972;

(b) any period beginning after 31st March 1972 in respect of which contributions have been paid under regulation C9 of TPR 1997 or regulation 19;

(c) any period in respect of which additional contributions have been paid under Schedule 4 or paragraphs 1 to 6 or 8 to 10 of Schedule 5 to TPR 1997 in accordance with an election made on or after 31st March 1974;

(d) where a transfer value has been accepted from a comparable British scheme, any period which would, immediately before its acceptance, have counted in the scheme for a pension for D’s surviving adult;

(e) where a transfer value (other than one mentioned in paragraph (d)) has been accepted, any period counting as reckonable service by virtue of the acceptance of the transfer value;

(f) so much of any period counting as reckonable service by virtue of an election under regulation 4 of the Teachers’ Superannuation (Policy Schemes) Regulations 1979 as is attributable to service after 31st March 1972;

(g) any period counting as reckonable service by virtue of regulation 34 of TSR 1976 (special provision relating to period from December 1973 to March 1974);

(h) any period of reckonable service in respect of which D paid contributions under Schedule 5 (family benefit contributions) for the purpose of making that period count for a pension for a widow, a widower with pre-1988 rights or a surviving nominated beneficiary;

(i) any period of reckonable service in respect of which D paid contributions under Schedule 5 (family benefit contributions) for the purpose of making that period count for a pension for a surviving adult and which does not fall within sub-paragraph (h);

(j) where D was a member, D’s credited service and any period that fell to be calculated in accordance with paragraph 7(3) of Schedule 6 to TPR 1997, and in this sub-paragraph “credited service” and “member” have the same meaning as in paragraph 1 that Schedule (as if that paragraph were still in force).

(k) any period relating to war service in respect of which an additional contribution has been paid under regulation C8(8) of TPR 1997 (additional contributions in respect of war service) or Part 4 of Schedule 6 to those Regulations;

(l) any enhancement period calculated in accordance with paragraph 7.